Around $700 Gaming PC build, I need some help.

[Guest]

I am going to build a gaming PC on black friday this november. I have a budget of around $700(But with black friday deals I expect at least $100 off).

There are some parts i really would like and some theme colors as well.

I would like the NZXT H440 Red case for a red and black build

OR

An NZXT s340 for a blue and black build




I also require a GTX 970 or a R9 290x. I don't care if you choose AMD or Intel for the processor.



No OS or peripherals are needed

Thank you guys for your help!!!!!!!!

 

[N3rdR4ge]

the 390x is out of your budget. the comprable card to a gtx 970 is the r9 390 (non-x) anyway. in most cases the 390 beats the 970 anyway. the 390 has no vram issues like the 970 does and you are getting 8gb of vram vs 4gb.

here is the best you are going to get with that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $700.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 23:27 EDT-0400

 

[jloch21]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xk4s3C Not the case you wanted but still a red and black theme. And for the gtx 970 money I'd get the r9 390.

 

[Guest]

the 390x is out of your budget. the comprable card to a gtx 970 is the r9 390 (non-x) anyway. in most cases the 390 beats the 970 anyway. the 390 has no vram issues like the 970 does and you are getting 8gb of vram vs 4gb.

here is the best you are going to get with that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $700.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 23:27 EDT-0400

I said 290x

 

[N3rdR4ge]

r9 390 is still going to perform better. dont get a 290x, its an outdated card with 4gb less vram.

 

[N3rdR4ge]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xk4s3C Not the case you wanted but still a red and black theme. And for the gtx 970 money I'd get the r9 390.

-you recommended a very low quality psu. please do not recommend corsair cx power supplies for gaming systems. they are meant for home/office machines. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/power-supply-units/cx-series
the gaming series corsair power supplies are rm, hx, ax.
-you picked a hot, overclocking cpu with a insufficient stock cooler. you need to choose an aftermarket cooler. that is a problem.
-with a cooler added you are $100 over his budget.

 

[cdabc123]

also a i5 will KILL that amd cpu in gameing

 

[N3rdR4ge]

also a i5 will KILL that amd cpu in gameing

very true, didnt want to bash that build too much. the fx processors are still a good budget option.